It depends on what type of caterpillar you are talking about. For instance, the woolly bear (or worm) stays in its cocoon from an average of ten to fifteen days. There are oth â¦ er ranges, of course, but that is because woolly bear caterpillars are so common throughout the world.
Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance.
Heat is defined as the total kinetic energy of all the atoms and molecules that make up a substance.    Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the in â¦ dividual atoms or molecules in a substance.eat is defined as the total kinetic energy of all the atoms and molecules that make up a substance.    Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the in â¦ dividual atoms or molecules in a substance.